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John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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John William Ferrell (/ˈfɛrəl/; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a British Academy Television Award, in addition to nomination for two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. In 2011, Farrell was honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. In 2015, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named the best comedian in British GQ. Ferrell established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he performed from 1995 to 2002, and has subsequently starred in a string of comedy films. After starring in the 2003 comedy film Old School, Ferrell became considered a member of the "Frat Pack", a generation of leading Hollywood comic actors who emerged in the late 1990s and the 2000s, including Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Paul Rudd, and brothers Owen and Luke Wilson. He founded the comedy website Funny or Die in 2007 with his former writing partner, Adam McKay. Ferrell starred in comedy films such as A Night at the Roxbury (1998), Elf (2003), Anchorman (2004), Kicking & Screaming (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Blades of Glory (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Other Guys (2010), Get Hard (2015), and Barbie (2023). He has also taken dramatic roles in Stranger than Fiction (2006), Everything Must Go (2010), and Downhill (2020). He has voiced roles in Curious George (2006), Megamind (2010), The Lego Movie film franchise (2014–2019), and Despicable Me 4 (2024). He also starred in and produced the documentary Will & Harper (2024) with writer Harper Steele. Ferrell has received four Primetime Emmy Awards for his work as a producer on the drama series Succession (2018–2023) and the specials Live in Front of a Studio Audience (2019–2022). He also produced the series I'm Sorry (2017–2019), the series Dead to Me (2019–2022), and the series Drunk History (2013–2019). For his work on Broadway, he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Special Theatrical Event for his satirical portrayal of George W. Bush in You're Welcome America (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ferrell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Oscars
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Raw
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
King of the Hill
The Boys
The Daily Show
The One Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Family Guy
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Comedy Central Roasts
The Guardian
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Men in Blazers Show
The Early Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Kids' Choice Awards
The Office
Golden Globe Awards
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Inside Comedy
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Eastbound & Down
Today
Welcome to Wrexham
SpongeBob SquarePants
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
The Oblongs
30 Rock
Welcome to Sweden
No Activity
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Drunk History
Strangers with Candy
SmartLess: On the Road
Curious George
Man vs. Wild
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Starsky & Hutch
Val
Wedding Crashers
The Internship
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
I Spy
Barbie
Boat Trip
The Movies That Made Us
Impractical Jokers: The Movie
A Bucket of Blood
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Ladies Man
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
The Spoils of Babylon
Zoolander
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
The Lego Movie
Quiz Lady
Zoolander 2
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
Despicable Me 4
Superstar
The Shrink Next Door
Downhill
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
The House
Funny or Die Presents
A Night at the Roxbury
Bewitched
Old School
Get Hard
GOLF
Blades of Glory
Megamind: The Button of Doom
Land of the Lost
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Kicking & Screaming
Daddy's Home
Curious George
The Prince of Fashion
Elf
The Other Guys
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
You're Cordially Invited
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Daddy's Home 2
Strays
Madden
Spirited
The Campaign
Stranger Than Fiction
Megamind
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Step Brothers
Production Credits
Will
Booksmart
No Activity
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Step Brothers
Motherland: Fort Salem
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Hustlers
Ibiza
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
The Other Guys
Quiz Lady
Get Hard
No Good Deed
Funny or Die Presents
Bad Blood
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2
Big Lake
Am I OK?
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The 2018 Rose Parade Hosted by Cord & Tish
A Night at the Roxbury
The House
Bad Judge
The Shrink Next Door
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Vice
The Menu
May December
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Daddy's Home 2
Dead to Me
Bachelorette
Hot Rod
Eastbound & Down
You're Cordially Invited
The Boss
The Campaign
Tammy
Spirited
GOLF
The Prince of Fashion
Daddy's Home
Succession
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